Overseas Missionary Fellowship

Also known as: China Inland Mission

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last updated

July 1, 2026

Quick Summary

The Overseas Missionary Fellowship (OMF) is a nondenominational faith mission that originated from J. Hudson Taylor's China Inland Mission, founded in 1865. These types of missions often aim to work in areas not yet reached by other missionaries. Their primary goal is to spread the Gospel, typically without providing social services. The OMF is part of a larger network of cooperative missionary organizations that have evolved over time, reflecting a global shift in Christianity's demographic center towards Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.12

Summary created from Britannica articles using AI. AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.

4 Britannica Sources

Ask Britannica AI about this topic

Britannica doesn't have a full article on this topic, so we've curated a list of our relevant coverage.

Christianity
Orthodox and nondenominational missions
…(1865; after 1965 called the Overseas Missionary Fellowship) as the great prototype. Missions such as these often sought to work in areas unoccupied by other missionaries, guaranteed no salaries, and left financial support in God’s hands, but most bodies made their financial needs known to a wide constituency. Their chief…
Read More
…(1865; after 1965 called the Overseas Missionary Fellowship) as the great prototype. Missions such as these often sought to work in areas unoccupied by other missionaries, guaranteed no salaries, and left financial support in God’s hands, but most bodies made their financial needs known to a wide constituency. Their chief…
Read More